How-to Geek reports, “There have been rumors about a large-scale data breach impacting nearly 90 million Steam accounts. However, the original source was debunked, so you probably don’t have anything to worry about.”
But if you want to err on the side of caution, it wouldn’t hurt to change your password for Steam and anywhere else you may have used it, and also deploy 2FA authentication for any important accounts.
A post shared by ‘Underdark AI’ on LinkedIn, supposedly sourced from a “well-known dark web forum,” claimed that a hacker had accessed the data of more than 89 million Steam users. The stolen information was said to include usernames and passwords and private SMS logs with 2FA codes, message details, and delivery status, all for $5,000. That low price is pretty fishy, and IT professionals’ comments pointed out that this seemed like a leap.
Dr. Kunz, a security expert, pointed out in the comments that while the leaked data supposedly included phone numbers and expired one-time codes, it did not contain key details like usernames, Steam IDs, or password hashes. Basically, the information was so cheap because it wasn’t what was claimed and didn’t have “any other use than phishing campaigns.” In fact, the original poster admitted they were “not sure we should take his point as if it is science.”
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